How Do I Remove a Partner From My Business Portfolio?

A partner is another business you work with, such as an agency or a client, that has been connected to your business portfolio. Removing one cuts that connection and, Meta says, revokes any permissions to assets that were granted. Only someone with full control of your portfolio can do it. The steps below are as Meta’s pages state them, as checked on 2 Oct 2026.

What counts as a partner?

Meta describes three kinds of user in a business portfolio: people, partners and system users. Partners are other businesses, such as agencies or clients, that you work with, and to be added they need their own business portfolio.

A partner may have been added so they can reach your assets, such as a Page, an Instagram account or an ad account, or so they can share their own assets with you. Meta says removing a partner is different from removing someone in your organization.

What do you need before you start?

• Full control of the business portfolio. If nobody in your organization has it, Meta says you can submit a request to get it.
• The partner must be in your organization’s business portfolio.

How do you remove a partner?

1. Go to Settings in Meta Business Suite for your business portfolio.
2. Click Partners in the left menu.
3. Click Options in the top right, then select Remove from business portfolio.
4. Click Remove partner.

If you can’t see Partners, Meta says you may not have full control of the portfolio.

What you can do: if an agency leaves, remove the partner as soon as the work ends, so access you granted does not outlive the contract.

What if the asset is not in your portfolio?

Meta’s page expects the partner to be in your organization’s business portfolio. For a business asset that isn’t part of your portfolio, it points to separate guides: removing someone from a Facebook Page, managing shared access on Instagram, and removing someone from your ad account in Meta Ads Manager.

Is removal different on WhatsApp?

Yes. Meta says access to WhatsApp business accounts and messaging accounts is managed separately, and you can remove partners from either at any time. For a WhatsApp business account:

1. Open Meta Business Suite and click Settings.
2. Click Accounts, then select WhatsApp accounts.
3. Select the account you want to update.
4. Click Manage next to the partner you want to remove.
5. Click Remove access.

The partner loses access to that account. A messaging account has its own matching steps under Messaging accounts, and removing a partner from one does not remove access to WhatsApp business accounts they’re separately assigned to.

What if you are the agency being removed?

For an ad account set up to advertise on behalf of a client, Meta says that when the relationship ends the business should revoke your access to its Page and you should stop using the ad account. It becomes inactive but stays in your portfolio for historical records. See how the on-behalf-of setting works.

FAQ

Who can remove a partner?

Only people with full control of the business portfolio. Meta says that if you can’t see Partners in the left menu, you may not have full control. If no one in your organization has it, Meta links to a way to submit a request to get full control of the portfolio.

Is removing a partner the same as removing a colleague?

No. Meta lists people, partners and system users as three separate kinds of user. People are individuals assigned access through a two-layer permissions system. Partners are other businesses. Meta says removing a partner is different from removing someone in your organization.

Can I limit a partner’s access instead of removing them?

When you share an asset, Meta’s sharing page says you can give a partner full control or partial access, and partial access covers specific tasks you choose. That page also links to a guide on changing someone’s access or removing a partner from a business portfolio.